Paint star constellations to create stargazing ceilings.
Imagine lying in bed at night and staring up at the stars, without being outdoors or having an expensive retractable roof built into your home. If you don't want that kind of expense or the cost of hiring a specialized contractor to create this vision, make your own stargazing ceiling with do-it-yourself creative painting techniques and a little imagination.
Instructions
1. Stick painter's tape along the top edge of the walls, even with the line of the ceiling. Place tape around any light fixtures.
2. Apply a coat of paint primer to the ceiling. This helps the dark paint cover the ceiling completely in just one coat.
3. Paint the ceiling with the midnight blue paint. Use a roller to apply the paint to the center of the ceiling for even coverage. Use a paintbrush to paint the edges and corners. Apply a second coat if any of the white primer shows through.
4. Apply the glaze paint with a paintbrush. Blend any lines made with the rollers when you applied the dark blue paint.
5. Brush on the finish glitter topcoat. According to Benjamin Moore, this finish adds a shimmering look to the ceiling, adding a starry night sky effect. Let the ceiling dry several hours or overnight.
6. Decide on the pattern for the stars on the ceiling. You can place them at random or in actual constellation patterns.
7. Tape the star stencils in the chosen pattern on the ceiling with painter's tape. Brush the glow-in-the-dark paint onto the . Remove the stencils carefully after an hour.
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